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Fish cribs support aquatic habitat in Michigan’s Hiawatha National Forest
USDA Forest Service staff build wooden fish cribs to benefit ecosystems in lakes on the Hiawatha National Forest.
May 3, 2022
UW-Superior’s Lake Superior Research Institute Receives Nearly $8 Million in Funding for Ballast Water Research
The University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Lake Superior Research Institute has received a five-year cooperative agreement and funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration to further efforts to prevent introduction of aquatic nuisance species to the Great Lakes via ballast water.
April 27, 2022
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Shares New Story Map About Great Lakes Airspace Map Decision Support Tool
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's new Great Lakes Airspace Map Decision Support Tool used to map bird and bat concentration areas in the Great Lakes Basin.
April 27, 2022
Get to know Great Lakes B-WET Video: Huron Pines
Get to know NOAA’s Great Lakes B-WET program through this profile of grant recipient, Huron Pines, exploring Lake Huron’s Coastal Ecosystems with Michigan High School students.
April 21, 2022
Joint Statement by Environment and Climate Change Canada and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States-Canada Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Statement issued by United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan and Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault.
April 14, 2022
Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee Releases 2022 Invasive Carp Action Plan
The Invasive Carp Regional Coordinating Committee has released the 2022 Invasive Carp Action Plan which describes the activities that will be taken to protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp.
April 1, 2022
EPA Awards $6.7 Million to Cornell University to Monitor Food Web in the Great Lakes Ecosystem
EPA announced that Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, will receive a $6,749,825 grant to continue monitoring zooplankton, Mysis, and benthic invertebrates in the Great Lakes. EPA’s grant is funded through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, or GLRI.
March 28, 2022
Great Waters Research Collaborative Awards a Grant to Study the Performance of a Ballast Water Management System in The Great Lakes
In February 2022, the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Lake Superior Research Institute awarded a $980,000 grant to a collaborative team consisting of VanEnkevort Tug and Barge and DESMI Ocean Guard to evaluate the operational efficacy of a ballast water management system.
March 28, 2022
Phosphorous Optimal Wetland Demonstration Project
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers demonstration project explores use of wetlands to decrease nutrient loadings to the Great Lakes.
March 17, 2022
Restoration of Michele Wheeler Wetland in Port Wing, Wisconsin
GLRI funding helps restore 10 acres of critical wetland in the Flag River estuary within the Town of Port Wing, Wisconsin.
March 16, 2022